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16 minority-serving institutions gain a competitive edge thanks to a $9.2M NSF research infrastructure award

Conducting ambitious and innovative research requires more than just funding a study itself. It also needs robust administrative and infrastructure…
September 26, 2023
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Wood frog tadpoles like this one are more susceptible to a parasitic fluke when they live in water tainted by pollutants.

Pollutants affect biodiversity's role in the spread of wildlife diseases

Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a…
September 26, 2023
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This image of Saturn was taken by the Cassini spacecraft about 12 weeks after a powerful storm was first detected.

Hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn

The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter's surface for hundreds of years…
September 26, 2023
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A group photo at NYU includes NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, ROK President Yoon Suk Yeol, NYC Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, and others.

NSF Director travels to New York University for New York Digital Vision Forum, delivers keynote alongside U.S. and Republic of Korea leaders

On Sept. 21, 2023, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered a keynote at the New York Digital Vision Forum at New…
September 25, 2023
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NSF announces over $5M in funding to create new STEM education and research center at the Arecibo Observatory site

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced an investment of over $5 million over five-years for a collaborative partnership between three…
September 25, 2023
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NSF announces 4 Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 awards to bolster cybersecurity, windstorms science, ocean observatory, and lasers research infrastructure

The U.S. National Science Foundation is pleased to announce four Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1) awards for Fiscal Year 2023-2024…
September 25, 2023
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

In a whirlwind week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan focused on strengthening and scaling collaborations to create both powerful local and global…
September 22, 2023
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San Francisco Fire Department Community Paramedicine members and San José State University researchers engage in a participatory brainstorming activity on interventions to prevent and treat moral injury and strengthen equity capacity in community paramedicine.

Civic Innovation Challenge awards $19M for climate change resilience and community-driven innovation

When a natural catastrophe strikes, how effectively are communities able to marshal access to resources and services? Across the nation, 19 teams of…
September 21, 2023
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Workers on a ship releasing a scientific buoy into the ocean

Enabling key oceanographic science for the 21st century: NSF announces renewal of the Ocean Observatories Initiative facility award

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a $220 million award to a coalition of research organizations, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic…
September 21, 2023
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Ancient DNA suggests African cattle arrived in the Americas more than a century before records indicate.

Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of cattle in the Americas

Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. In a study funded in part by the…
September 21, 2023
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